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Pumps and pumping

Which breast pump is most popular?

If you're in the market for pumps, it's hard to know where to start. Based on our market surveys, Medela seems to take the cake, but there's some pump brands...

Which breast pump is most popular?

If you're in the market for pumps, it's hard to know where to start. Based on our market surveys, Medela seems to take the cake, but there's some pump brands...

How much time should I spend pumping - Hourglass on Brown Background

How much time should I spend pumping? Short ans...

Most mums spend up to 20 minutes each side, once or twice each day for about five months. It all adds up to a whopping...227 hours per baby.

How much time should I spend pumping? Short ans...

Most mums spend up to 20 minutes each side, once or twice each day for about five months. It all adds up to a whopping...227 hours per baby.

What I wish I knew about breastfeeding before h...

It's always been strange to me, that despite with this firehose of advice in the months before having your first baby, the single most important thing, actually the biggest thing, didn't get talked...

What I wish I knew about breastfeeding before h...

How to choose between electric and manual pumps.

Bob Dylan did it, but it doesn't mean you have to. Here are some pros and cons of electric versus manual pumps.

How to choose between electric and manual pumps.

Bob Dylan did it, but it doesn't mean you have to. Here are some pros and cons of electric versus manual pumps.

Mistakes you are probably making with your breast pump - X button on pink background

Three mistakes you are probably making with you...

--Alex Chances are, you don't love using your breast pump. We know this, because our research shows that for every ten women using a breast pump, seven have pain or...

Three mistakes you are probably making with you...

--Alex Chances are, you don't love using your breast pump. We know this, because our research shows that for every ten women using a breast pump, seven have pain or...